Aston Villa vs Birmingham City Pre-Match Thread

[SoccerHQ]

Don't see us winning this one.

1-1.

[brentastonb6]

How I would love another 5-1 handed out.

I don’t even want them to get one . They will try and kick Jack up in the air .... plenty of free kicks for Snoddy and Hourihane to fill their boots.

[Villafirst]

3-1 Villa. Stupid feckers have just played 120 minutes against Huddersfield in the FA Cup and still lost 1-4. That should knock them back - the extra-time might well show on Sunday....

[rob_bridge]

Jack to star and a comfortable 3-1 victory.

[PeterWithe]

If I was betting I’d always go 0-0

As I’m not I’d say 4-0 with a Terry hat trick.

[cdward]

4-1. Grealish, Adomah, Hogan brace.
Will start off slowly, and we will run out comfortable winners in the end.

[berneboy]

Look at that team...Laursen, Mellberg, Barry, Petrov, Young, Carew.

Sigh.

Who's that #11 guy?  He looks fast asf.

Gareth Barry looks very good here.

[CT]

3-1 Villa. Stupid feckers have just played 120 minutes against Huddersfield in the FA Cup and still lost 1-4. That should knock them back - the extra-time might well show on Sunday....

Depends how many players they "rested" I guess. Certainly plenty of their "fans" were rested ahead of their Cup Final!

[AsTallAsLions]

Look at that team...Laursen, Mellberg, Barry, Petrov, Young, Carew.

Sigh.

Who's that #11 guy?  He looks fast asf.

Gareth Barry looks very good here.

Let's be fair, even Zat Knight looks good against that lot

[St AustellAVFC]

If I was betting I’d always go 0-0

As I’m not I’d say 4-0 with a Terry hat trick.

Never bet 0-0. If you fancy a 0-0 then bet on no goal scorer. It’s 15/2 at hills 0-0 and the same price for no goal scorer, but if we win 1-0 with an own goal then your bet wins! 0-0 and no goal scorer are ( I think) always priced the same.

[St AustellAVFC]

While I’m here I may as well pop my prediction in. 3-0. Two early goals from Hogan and a late screamer from Jack.

[mrfuse]

Grealish and Snodgrass will be the key for us.
Snodgrass is very canny at winning free kicks, I'm sure he will be encouraging Grealish too keep his cool and do likewise. 

No doubt it will be a physical game and I'm not sure Hourihane is up for those battles, neither is Onamah.
I never like to change a winning side, but I wonder If Bruce will bring in Jedinak or Whelan.

Hutton will be another one that will need to careful with his timing of his challenges.

[PaulTheVillan]

4-0. Confident

[Rudy Can't Fail]

No doubt it will be a physical game and I'm not sure Hourihane is up for those battles, neither is Onamah.
I never like to change a winning side, but I wonder If Bruce will bring in Jedinak or Whelan.

Hutton will be another one that will need to careful with his timing of his challenges.

Peter Bankes is the ref on Sunday. He likes to give out the cards. Last Villa game was away at Leeds where he gave out 5, 3 for us. Last weekend at Derby - Brentford he gave out 5 including one red.

[postal]

I think 1-1, but hope 2-0, with maybe then down to 10, after someone kicks Jack too many times, but I think that they will take it in turns so they have a lot of yellows, but no sending off.

I also dont like these games.